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Mark- I gotta take issue with that "Sometimes we have problems with the locomotives". I have ridden passenger trains since before there was an Amtrak perhaps leading to my career choice to work on the RR. Pretty much every trip I have taken in the past 2-3 years has involved engine trouble (those @#$R*&%! GEs I spoke of in another thread). On a recent trip I got on an Amtrak train and we made it all of three miles from the terminal before the one unit we had died. After I learned it was the *&^^%$#@! GE Computer, I even offered the crew my humble expertise with GEs. Luckily we had a good laugh and got moving again. We only had two more failures before the end of the 5 hour trip...lol... Not counting the drawbridge that was hit by a barge and made us 4 hours late... It's always something. I still ride though, when I can get the vacation. LC [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by AMTRK143 Im an Engineer for Amtrak and the main things that give us problems are the host railroads and track repairs. The longest time I've stayed in the same spot on my P-42, was when I entered NS territory. They kept me in Altoona for 6 hours. Now thats inexcusable. Some times we have problems with the locomotives but thats a different story. Amtrak Mark [/quote]
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